Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 10:54 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 12:00 a.m.

DAYTONA BEACH — The near-sellout crowd that packed Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Thursday night for the Daytona Cubs' first season opener at home in five years got to see a little bit of everything.

There were postgame fireworks, an in-game marriage proposal — she said yes — and a come-from-behind win. Unfortunately, it was the Brevard County Manatees who pulled off the victory, scoring two runs in the seventh to take a 4-3 win from Daytona in front of 3,923 fans.

Brevard's Greg Hopkins picked up the game-winning hit — a single up the middle that scored Cody Hawn from second. Hawn, who went 3 for 5 with three RBIs, tied the game in the inning with a double off Daytona reliever Sheldon McDonald that scored Nick Ramirez.

The Manatees used four pitchers to hold Daytona — whose lineup featured top prospects Javier Baez and Jorge Soler — to just six hits. Soler went 2 for 4, and Baez went 0 for 3.

“I think the name of the game (Thursday) was our inability to put the ball in play,” Daytona manager Dave Keller said. “There were too many guys taking third-called strikes, and that can't happen.

“But we have too many talented kids in our lineup for it to be an epidemic. We will get through it.”

Daytona starter Ben Wells worked four innings, giving up two runs on four hits. Manatees starter Jed Bradley also worked four innings, giving up two runs on three hits. Reliever Eric Marzec (1-0) was credited with the win, and Seth Harvey worked a perfect ninth to pick up the save.

McDonald (0-1) took the loss for Daytona.

Hawn gave Brevard County a 1-0 lead in the first with a single that plated Chad Stang. Stang reached on a single, stole second and moved to third on a single by Ramirez.

Daytona answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning against Bradley. Zeke DeVoss led off with a single up the middle. Tim Saunders followed with a double that short-hopped to the wall in right-center, scoring DeVoss. Saunders stole third and scored on Javier Baez's sacrifice fly to right to make it 2-1.

Hawn struck again in the third, tying it at 2 with a double down the right-field line that scored Stang.

John Andreoli broke the tie in the sixth with an infield single that scored Stephen Bruno. Bruno reached on a double down the third-base line and stole third before Andreoli sent a hard ground ball into the hole that shortstop Yadiel Rivera had to make a diving stop on to keep in the infield.

“We had six hits, and that is not going to win many ballgames,” Andreoli said. “But, first night under the lights, we had some guys making adjustments … it will come. I think our swings are right there.”

The Cubs and Manatees will play the second of their four-game series at 6:35 p.m. Friday in Viera. The teams return to Daytona for the third game of the series Saturday night, with first pitch slated for 7:05.

<p><b> DAYTONA BEACH — </b> The near-sellout crowd that packed Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Thursday night for the Daytona Cubs' first season opener at home in five years got to see a little bit of everything. </p><p>There were postgame fireworks, an in-game marriage proposal — she said yes — and a come-from-behind win. Unfortunately, it was the Brevard County Manatees who pulled off the victory, scoring two runs in the seventh to take a 4-3 win from Daytona in front of 3,923 fans.</p><p>Brevard's Greg Hopkins picked up the game-winning hit — a single up the middle that scored Cody Hawn from second. Hawn, who went 3 for 5 with three RBIs, tied the game in the inning with a double off Daytona reliever Sheldon McDonald that scored Nick Ramirez. </p><p>The Manatees used four pitchers to hold Daytona — whose lineup featured top prospects Javier Baez and Jorge Soler — to just six hits. Soler went 2 for 4, and Baez went 0 for 3. </p><p>“I think the name of the game (Thursday) was our inability to put the ball in play,” Daytona manager Dave Keller said. “There were too many guys taking third-called strikes, and that can't happen.</p><p>“But we have too many talented kids in our lineup for it to be an epidemic. We will get through it.”</p><p>Daytona starter Ben Wells worked four innings, giving up two runs on four hits. Manatees starter Jed Bradley also worked four innings, giving up two runs on three hits. Reliever Eric Marzec (1-0) was credited with the win, and Seth Harvey worked a perfect ninth to pick up the save. </p><p>McDonald (0-1) took the loss for Daytona. </p><p>Hawn gave Brevard County a 1-0 lead in the first with a single that plated Chad Stang. Stang reached on a single, stole second and moved to third on a single by Ramirez. </p><p>Daytona answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning against Bradley. Zeke DeVoss led off with a single up the middle. Tim Saunders followed with a double that short-hopped to the wall in right-center, scoring DeVoss. Saunders stole third and scored on Javier Baez's sacrifice fly to right to make it 2-1. </p><p>Hawn struck again in the third, tying it at 2 with a double down the right-field line that scored Stang. </p><p>John Andreoli broke the tie in the sixth with an infield single that scored Stephen Bruno. Bruno reached on a double down the third-base line and stole third before Andreoli sent a hard ground ball into the hole that shortstop Yadiel Rivera had to make a diving stop on to keep in the infield. </p><p>“We had six hits, and that is not going to win many ballgames,” Andreoli said. “But, first night under the lights, we had some guys making adjustments … it will come. I think our swings are right there.”</p><p>The Cubs and Manatees will play the second of their four-game series at 6:35 p.m. Friday in Viera. The teams return to Daytona for the third game of the series Saturday night, with first pitch slated for 7:05.</p>